List of people from Belleville, Illinois

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Belleville, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Belleville, Illinois.

Academics and scientists

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bob Heil		Oct 5, 1940	Feb 28, 2024	Inventor of The Heil Talk Box, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibitor
Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill		July 10, 1964		Poet, writer, professor at St. Mary’s University, Texas, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts	Born in Belleville	[1]
Ernest Hilgard		Jul 25, 1904	Oct 22, 2001	Psychologist	Born in Belleville
Sandra Magnus		Oct 30, 1964		Engineer and NASA astronaut	Born in Belleville	[2]

Arts and culture

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Lea DeLaria		May 23, 1958		Comedian, actor, jazz musician (Carrie "Big Boo" Black on Orange Is the New Black , The First Wives Club )	Born in Belleville
Buddy Ebsen		Apr 2, 1908	Jul 6, 2003	Actor (Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies , Barnaby Jones )	Born in Belleville
Jay Farrar		Dec 26, 1966		Musician (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo with Jeff Tweedy)	Born in Belleville
Jaimee Foxworth		Dec 17, 1979		Actress ( Family Matters )	Born in Belleville; parent was stationed at Scott AFB
Scott Gibbons		Mar 2, 1969		Composer, Musician	Born in Belleville
Rosalind Keith		Dec 6, 1916	Feb 24, 2000	Film actress of 1930s and '40s	Born in Belleville
Ken Kwapis		Aug 17, 1957		Emmy-nominated director and producer ( The Office )
Sophie Tatum LaCroix		Oct 17, 1862	Jul 16, 1949	Handcrafts designer, editor and author	Born in Belleville
Glenn McCoy		1965		Cartoonist	Lives in Belleville
Old Salt Union				Bluegrass/Americana band	From Belleville
David Rasche		Aug 7, 1944		Actor	Born in Belleville
Peter Sarsgaard		Mar 7, 1971		Actor	Born at Scott AFB where his father was stationed.
Lorenda Starfelt		Jan 11, 1955	Mar 16, 2011	Independent motion picture and theatrical producer	Born in Belleville	[3]
Jeff Tweedy		Aug 25, 1967		Musician (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo)	Born in Belleville
Uno		May 5, 2005		Winner of the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club	Born in Belleville

Military

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Black Beaver		1806	1880	Rancher, trapper, interpreter, Civil War scout	Born in Belleville	[4]

Politics

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Gustav Körner		Nov 20, 1809	Apr 9, 1896	German politician and emigrant; participant of the Frankfurter Wachensturm (1833)	Lived and died in Belleville.
Ken Bone				United States presidential debate questioner	Works in Belleville
James T. Hodgkinson		c. 1951	June 14, 2017	Perpetrator of Congressional baseball shooting	Last permanent residence was in Belleville, Illinois
Carrie Thomas Alexander-Bahrenberg		1861	1929	University of Illinois trustee until 1912
Ninian Edwards		Mar 17, 1775	Jul 20, 1833	3rd Governor of Illinois	Hometown was Belleville
John Reynolds		Feb 26, 1788	May 18, 1865	4th Governor of Illinois	Hometown was Belleville
William Henry Bissell		Apr 25, 1811	Mar 18, 1860	11th Governor of Illinois	Hometown was Belleville

Religion

• Carol Baltosiewich, former nun and AIDS activist

Sports

Baseball

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Brent Brede		Sep 13, 1971		Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks		[ citation needed ]
Neal Cotts		Mar 25, 1980		Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates		[ citation needed ]
Brian Daubach		Feb 11, 1972		First baseman for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and New York Mets	Born in Belleville
Max Flack		Feb 5, 1890	Jul 31, 1975	Right fielder for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals	Born in Belleville
Bob Groom		Sep 12, 1884	Feb 19, 1948	Deadball era major-league pitcher	Born and died in Belleville
Rich Hacker		Oct 6, 1947	Apr 22, 2020	Shortstop for the Montreal Expos	Born in Belleville
Justin Hampson		May 24, 1980		Pitcher for the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres	Born in Belleville
Jim Kremmel		Feb 28, 1949	Oct 12, 2012	Pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs	Born in Belleville
Al Levine		May 22, 1968		Pitcher for seven Major League Baseball teams
Mike Maksudian		May 28, 1966		Player for the Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs	Born in Belleville
T. J. Mathews		Jan 9, 1970		Pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros	Born in Belleville
Otis L. Miller		Feb 2, 1901	Jul 26, 1959	Third baseman for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox; served in the Illinois House of Representatives	Lived and died in Belleville
Les Mueller		Mar 4, 1919	Oct 25, 2012	Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers	Born in Belleville
Ham Patterson		Oct 13, 1877	Nov 25, 1945	First baseman and outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox	Born in Belleville
Pat Patterson		Jan 29, 1897	Oct 1, 1977	Infielder for the New York Giants	Born in Belleville
John Rheinecker		May 29, 1979		Pitcher for the Texas Rangers	Born in Belleville
Norm Schlueter		Sep 25, 1916	Oct 6, 2004	Catcher for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians	Born and died in Belleville	[ citation needed ]
Al Smith		Oct 12, 1907	Apr 28, 1977	Pitcher for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians	Born in Belleville
Larry Stahl		Jun 29, 1941		Outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds	Born in Belleville
George Starnagle		Oct 6, 1873	Feb 15, 1946	Catcher for the Cleveland Bronchos	Born and died in Belleville
Randy Wells		Aug 28, 1982		Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs	Born in Belleville
Bud Zipfel		Nov 18, 1938		First baseman and left fielder for the Washington Senators	Born in Belleville

Basketball

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Barbara Hoffman		Jan 18, 1931		All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player	Born in Belleville
Gary Leonard		Feb 16, 1967		Center for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks	Born in Belleville
Kevin Lisch		May 16, 1986		Shooting guard / Point guard for NBL - Australia	Born in Belleville
Darius Miles		Oct 9, 1981		Forward for NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Portland Trail Blazers	Born in Belleville
Harry Statham		May 30, 1937		College basketball coach with most career wins

Football

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Ted Banker		Feb 17, 1961		Offensive lineman with the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns	Born in Belleville
Dave Butz		Jun 23, 1950		Player with the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Redskins, two-time Super Bowl champion
Brian Hill		Nov 9, 1995		Running Back with the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals	Born in Belleville
Adoree Jackson		Sep 18, 1995		Receiver for USC, first-round draft pick of Tennessee Titans	Born in Belleville
Rusty Lisch		Dec 21, 1956		Quarterback with the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears	Born in Belleville
Jerry Muckensturm		Oct 13, 1953		Linebacker with the Chicago Bears	Born in Belleville

Golf

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Bob Goalby		Mar 14, 1929	Jan 20, 2022	Golfer on the PGA Tour; 1968 Masters champion	Born in Belleville	[5]
Jay Haas		Dec 2, 1953		Golfer on the PGA Tour; brother of Jerry Haas, father of PGA player Bill Haas	Raised in Belleville
Jerry Haas		Sep 16, 1963		Golfer on the PGA Tour; head coach for the Wake Forest University golf team; brother of Jay Haas	Born in Belleville
Derek Lamely		Jul 12, 1980		Golfer on the PGA Tour; won 2010 Puerto Rico Open	Born in Belleville	[6]

Soccer

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Jenny Bindon		Feb 25, 1973		Goalkeeper for the New Zealand Women's Soccer Team at the 2007 and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing	Born in Belleville
Seth Rudolph		May 7, 1991		Forward for Saint Louis Football Club	Born in Belleville

Tennis

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Jimmy Connors		Sep 2, 1952		Career Record 1254–278 (81.9% at Grand Slam, Grand Prix tour, WCT tour, ATP Tour level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 109 (listed by ATP) 8 Grand Slam singles championships: five US Opens, two Wimbledons, and one Australian Open Highest ranking No. 1 (July 29, 1974)

Wrestling

Name	Image	Birth	Death	Known for	Association	Reference
Kevin Von Erich		May 15, 1957		Wrestler	Born in Belleville

References

1. "English professor named Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce". St. Mary’s University, Texas on June 24, 2020. June 24, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
2. https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article262530652.html.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Lorenda Starfelt
4. May, Jon D. "Black Beaver (1806—1880)." Archived 2011-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (retrieved 19 July 2011)
5. Ferguson, Doug (January 21, 2022). "Bob Goalby, who won Masters after scorecard flub, dies at 92". Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
6. "Derek Lamely". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 21, 2022.